1983 Queensland state election

1983 Queensland state election

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All 82 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 42 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	91.69 ( 2.76 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen Keith Wright Terry White Party National Labor Liberal Leader since 8 August 1968 20 October 1982 (1982-10-20) 9 August 1983 Leader's seat Barambah Rockhampton Redcliffe Last election 35 seats, 27.94% 25 seats, 41.49% 22 seats, 26.92% Seats won 41 32 8 Seat change 6 7 14 Popular vote 512,890 579,363 196,072 Percentage 38.93% 43.98% 14.88% Swing 10.99 2.49 12.04 TPP 53.4% 46.6%
Premier before election Joh Bjelke-Petersen National Elected Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen National

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 October 1983 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election resulted in a sixth consecutive term of office for the National Party under Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It was the tenth election win for the National Party in Queensland since it first came to office in 1957.